BRISBANE rockers Sheppard lead this year's APRA Music Award nominations.

The indie pop six-piece, fronted by siblings George, Amy and Emma Sheppard, earned four nominations including Song of the Year for their breakthrough hit Geronimo.

Sia Furler, Dan Sultan and first-time nominees 5 Seconds of Summer are all up for three gongs in the peer-voted awards.

Run by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), the awards were established in 1982 and recognise songwriting, sales and airplay.

YouTube star Troye Sivan is amongst one of the new talents nominated for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year, but it is a tightly contested category also including Triple J Hottest 100 winner Chet Faker.

Grafton natives the McClymonts have two songs nominated for Country Work of the Year, alongside the Adam Eckersley Band, fronted by Brooke McClymont's husband.

Blues and Roots Work of the Year
Dulcify - Halfway
Get Home - Angus & Julia Stone
Heart Beats Slow - Angus & Julia Stone
Livin' In The City - John Butler Trio
Window To The Sky - Kim Churchill

Country Work of the Year
Freedom Rebels - Adam Brand
Give Her The World - Adam Eckersley Band
Going Under (Didn't Have To) - The McClymonts
Here's To You And I - The McClymonts
One Eye For An Eye - Morgan Evans